US7469493B2ExpiredUtilityA1

Corner mountable artists canvas

Assignee: TARA MATERIALS INCPriority: May 30, 2006Filed: May 30, 2007Granted: Dec 30, 2008
Est. expiryMay 30, 2026(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:John Pacovsky
B44D 3/185
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Claims

Abstract

A stretched painting canvas having a stretcher bar structure and a canvas wrapped across the stretcher bar structure so as to create a display surface, wherein at least two opposing sides of said stretcher bar are angled inward relative to said display surface such that a sum of said opposing sides' inward angles is equal to the angle formed by two intersecting walls, where each said inward angle of said opposing sides is greater than 0 degrees and said angle formed by two intersecting walls is greater than 0 degrees but less than 180 degrees.

Claims

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1. A stretched painting canvas for mounting in a corner created by two intersecting walls, comprising:
 a) a stretcher bar structure having a frontward facing surface; and 
 b) an artists canvas wrapped around the frontward facing surface of the stretcher bar structure so as to create a front display surface, 
 wherein at least two opposing sides of said stretcher bar structure are angled inward and rearward relative to the display surface to create two angled edges such that a first of the two angled edges contacts a first of the intersecting walls and a second of the two angled edges contacts a second of the two intersecting walls. 
 
   
   
     2. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 a) the stretcher bar structure is comprised of a plurality of stretcher bars; 
 b) each stretcher bar is comprised of at least three bar sides and two bar ends; 
 c) the stretcher bars are joined to each other at the ends to form the stretcher bar structure; 
 d) the frontward facing surface of the stretcher bar structure is comprised of a first of the at least three bar sides of each of the plurality of stretcher bars; and 
 e) the stretcher bar structure has a mounting surface comprised of the angled edges, the angled edges being comprised of a second of the at least three bar sides of at least two of the plurality of stretcher bars. 
 
   
   
     3. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the artists canvas covers the frontward facing surface and wraps around the mounting surface. 
   
   
     4. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the angled edges angle at approximately 45 degrees relative to the frontward facing surface. 
   
   
     5. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the artists canvas is attached to the stretcher bar structure on a third of the at least three bar sides. 
   
   
     6. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the stretcher bars are composed of a material selected from the group consisting of wood, plastic, multicellular expanded synthetic resinous material, cardboard, metal, ceramic, and composites. 
   
   
     7. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the artists canvas is composed of a cloth-based material or a paper-based material. 
   
   
     8. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein at least one intermediate side separates the frontward facing surface from the mounting surface. 
   
   
     9. A stretched painting canvas for mounting in a corner created by two intersecting walls, comprising:
 a) a stretcher bar structure; and 
 b) an artists canvas wrapped around the stretcher bar structure so as to create a front display surface, 
 wherein at least two opposing sides of said stretcher bar structure are angled inward and rearward relative to the display surface to create two angled edges such that a first of the two angled edges contacts a first of the intersecting walls and a second of the two angled edges contacts a second of the two intersecting walls, 
 wherein: 
 i) the stretcher bar structure is comprised of a plurality of stretcher bars; 
 ii) each stretcher bar is comprised of at least three bar sides and two bar ends; 
 iii) the stretcher bars are joined to each other at the ends to form the stretcher bar structure; 
 iv) the stretcher bar structure has a generally frontward facing surface comprised of a first of the at least three bar sides of each of the plurality of stretcher bars; and 
 v) the stretcher bar structure has a mounting surface comprised of the angled edges, the angled edges being comprised of a second of the at least three bar sides of at least two of the plurality of stretcher bars. 
 
   
   
     10. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the artists canvas covers the frontward facing surface and wraps around the mounting surface. 
   
   
     11. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the artists canvas is attached to the stretcher bar structure on a third of the at least three bar sides. 
   
   
     12. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the stretcher bars are composed of a material selected from the group consisting of wood, plastic, multicellular expanded synthetic resinous material, cardboard, metal, ceramic, and composites. 
   
   
     13. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the artists canvas is composed of a cloth-based material or a paper-based material. 
   
   
     14. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein at least one intermediate side separates the frontward facing surface from the mounting surface. 
   
   
     15. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the angled edges angle at approximately 45 degrees relative to the frontward facing surface. 
   
   
     16. A stretched painting canvas for mounting on a wall for creating a floating effect, comprising:
 a) a stretcher bar structure; and 
 b) an artists canvas wrapped around the stretcher bar structure so as to create a front display surface, 
 wherein at least two opposing sides of said stretcher bar structure are angled inward and rearward relative to the display surface to create two angled edges, 
 wherein: 
 i) the stretcher bar structure is comprised of a plurality of stretcher bars; 
 ii) each stretcher bar is comprised of at least three bar sides and two bar ends; 
 iii) the stretcher bars are joined to each other at the ends to form the stretcher bar structure; 
 iv) the stretcher bar structure has a generally frontward facing surface comprised of a first of the at least three bar sides of each of the plurality of stretcher bars; and 
 v) the stretcher bar structure has a floating effect surface comprised of the angled edges, the angled edges being comprised of a second of the at least three bar sides of at least two of the plurality of stretcher bars. 
 
   
   
     17. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the artists canvas covers the frontward facing surface and wraps around the floating effect surface. 
   
   
     18. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the artists canvas is attached to the stretcher bar structure on a third of the at least three bar sides. 
   
   
     19. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein the stretcher bars are composed of a material selected from the group consisting of wood, plastic, multicellular expanded synthetic resinous material, cardboard, metal, ceramic, and composites and the artists canvas is composed of a cloth-based material or a paper-based material. 
   
   
     20. The stretched painting canvas as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein at least one intermediate side separates the frontward facing surface from the floating effect surface.

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